EP1614562A2 - Air routing and distribution module for the climatisation installation in a motor vehicle. - Google Patents
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- the invention is in the field of heating, ventilation and / or air conditioning for vehicle interior. It relates to a module for routing and distribution of air from a thermal unit to different areas of the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
- a heating, ventilation and / or air-conditioning installation for a vehicle cabin uses a heat assembly and a blower to cause air to circulate through the heat assembly and then through ducts. routing and distribution of air that are assigned to different areas of the passenger compartment. These areas of the cabin include windshield defrosting and demisting side windows, and front and rear areas.
- the front zones usually comprise seat ventilation zones, central and lateral right and left, and ventilation zones of the feet of the users.
- the rear zones as for them comprise zones of aeration of seat and zones of ventilation of the feet of the occupants.
- a desirable accessory function will be found, which is to allow a gentle diffusion of air inside the passenger compartment, through specific aerators.
- a difficulty to be overcome lies in the organization of both the ducts and the air distribution selection means, which must be as small as possible, while being easy to install in the cabin. Note also the interest for such an organization to be easily integrated in any cabin or even a relatively small area of a cabin, and be of a simple and lightweight structure.
- the means used for the routing and distribution of air must not, for a given volume, induce loss of pressure and unacceptable noise.
- the organization of these means must not affect the simplicity of their use by passengers to cause the selection of the desired air distribution, and must take into account the constraints related to a potential air distribution adapted according to the capacities of the thermal exchange punctually realized. Finally, the organization of these means must not undermine the proper mechanical strength of the structural elements of the cabin.
- the purpose of the present invention is part of this process of seeking compromise, and proposes a module for routing and distribution of air from a thermal unit of a heating, ventilation and / or heating system. air conditioning for vehicle interior, which offers satisfactory solutions with regard to such a compromise.
- the inventive step of the present invention was in its entirety to organize a module for routing and distribution of air in at least one partitioned box, advantageously integrable inside a structuring element of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, such as a transverse reinforcement beam of the passenger compartment of a vehicle, or even a dashboard.
- a structuring element of the passenger compartment of the vehicle such as a transverse reinforcement beam of the passenger compartment of a vehicle, or even a dashboard.
- the module of the present invention is an independent functional assembly of air distribution to different zones of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, which is in relation with the thermal unit of the installation, and which is advantageously integrable in itself inside the structuring element.
- This box comprises a global air admission channel from the thermal unit, which is then subdivided into different channels respectively assigned to the air supply, first windshield defrosting and demisting side windows, and secondly the front areas, or even rear areas.
- a tundish mounted movably inside the box, is placed in the path of the overall channel to distribute the air to one or the other channels assigned to the air supply of these areas of the passenger compartment.
- the overall channel constitutes a common air intake chamber for all the zones before airing, in particular those of a first group comprising the central and lateral zones, or even the zone of feet, and those of a second group comprising defrosting the windshield and defogging the side windows, or possibly the soft diffusion.
- This global channel is in connection with the main channels which are respectively assigned to the air supply of each of these groups, a main distributor of selection of the passage of the air, operating indifferently in all-or-nothing or in distribution of progressive air, being interposed between the main channels.
- a splitter is likely to consist of a common main splitter, or to be subdivided into two elementary main splitter respectively assigned to one and the other of the main channels.
- the box is used to allow the air to be conveyed to the seat and rear feet areas, for example.
- the overall channel is subdivided into two first and second elementary channels respectively assigned to the air supply of the front zones, of the first group and those of the second group, like the corresponding provisions referred to above, and to the air supply of the rear areas, both foot and foot.
- each elementary channel constitutes a global supply channel for all the zones respectively front and rear.
- the air supply of the rear zone is carried out from the main channel assigned to the air supply of the first group referred to above of the front zones.
- it is optionally proposed to isolate the air supply of the front and rear feet zones, compared with those of the other front and rear zones.
- a complementary distributor is placed at the output of the overall channel, upstream of the main distributor, for the selective distribution of air indifferently in all-or-nothing or in progressive air distribution, to complementary channels respectively allocated to the air supply of the main channels on the one hand and the front and rear feet areas on the other hand.
- this soft diffusion is preferably supplied with air from the first main channel, and more particularly from the air supply for defrosting the windshield.
- the invention also relates to the integration of an independent abovementioned module inside a structuring element of the passenger compartment of a vehicle, and more particularly inside a reinforcing beam or a dashboard.
- a structuring element, beam and / or board is mainly recognizable in that it is equipped with receiving means of the box in its internal volume, and that it comprises through its walls windows for the passage of air , both admission and evacuation to aerators, which are related to the various channels that includes the box, including those that have been stated.
- the shells are distributed in elements respectively at least of right and left end, or even median, which are longitudinally butted.
- the beam comprises an obstacle to the longitudinal circulation of the shells inside the beam, such as a recess for the passage of a vehicle member and more particularly of a steering column or airbag
- this shrinkage is located in the middle zone of a first element, the latter is advantageously divided into two longitudinally open half-shells, one of which comprises the necking.
- the half-shells include in particular at the edge of their longitudinal opening cooperating interlocking members for their assembly to one another.
- the cooperating interlocking members are more particularly constituted by a set of slides and co-operating rails, or similar interlocking members, which are respectively formed along the longitudinal edge of the openings of the half-shells, to facilitate their relative guiding at the same time. assembly of these.
- the interlocking members have non-parallel cooperating faces to promote the clamping and sealing of the assembly of the half-shells to one another.
- two adjacent elements comprise an adjacent narrowing of the one of the other elements, to jointly delimit a housing for the passage of a body of the vehicle, and in particular for jointly housing an airbag, a calculator , a glove box or other body of the vehicle usually placed in that area of the passenger compartment.
- the box comprises at least one closure tip shell of its corresponding end.
- This tip shell is advantageously used to provide an internal partitioning of the box. More particularly, this tip shell has at least one wing for partitioning at least one other shell, so as to constitute at least one internal channel in the box.
- a module 1 for routing and distribution of air from a thermal unit of a heating, ventilation and / or air conditioning system is in particular intended to be installed inside a structuring element 2 of a vehicle interior, front transverse structuring beam or dashboard in particular.
- this module is mainly recognizable in that it comprises at least one partitioned box, such as 3, which delimits a plurality of ducts which are respectively assigned to the air supply of the zones of the cockpit. It will be noted at this stage of the description of the exemplary embodiments illustrated that the boxes 3 component of the module of the invention are two in number, respectively arranged in the right and left areas of the structuring element 2.
- the box 3 defines more particularly a global channel 4 intake, which is related to the thermal assembly, for example via an air supply duct 5.
- This overall duct 4 is equipped with at least one main distributor 6, or similar member, for the distribution of air selectively admitted to main distribution channels 7 and 8.
- the latter 7 and 8 are in communication through respective outlets with at least one of said areas of the cabin to which these outlets are affected. It will be understood that these outlets correspond to the corresponding orifices of conduits connected to the different channels of the box for conveying air to the areas of the passenger compartment to be ventilated.
- the main channels 7 and 8 are preferably at least distributed in a first main channel 8 assigned at least to the air supply of the defrost windshield 9 and demisting 10 of the side windows, and a second main channel 7 assigned to the less to the air supply of the front area of the passenger compartment, central 11 and lateral 12 of the front seats in particular.
- the first main channel 8 which is particularly affected at least to the air supply of the defrosting windshield 9, can also be assigned to the air supply of a soft diffusion 14.
- the second main channel 7 is further assigned to the air supply of the rear ventilation zone 23 of the passenger compartment.
- the overall channel 4 is in selective communication, via a complementary splitter 36, with complementary channels 37 and 38.
- a first complementary channel 37 is assigned to the distribution of air to the front and rear foot zones 24.
- a second complementary channel 38 is assigned to the air distribution jointly to the first and second main channels 8, 7, through the main distributor 6. Aeration of the rear seat area 23 is made from the second main channel 7.
- the global admission channel 4 is subdivided into at least two elementary channels. 25 and 26, which are respectively assigned for a first elementary channel 25 to the aeration of the different zones before 9,10,11,12,13 and for a second elementary channel 26 to the aeration of the different rear zones 23 and 24.
- the first elementary channel 25 is in communication, via a secondary distributor 27, selectively with a first intermediate channel 28 assigned to the distribution of air to the foot zones before 13, and with a second intermediate channel 29 equipped with said main distributor 6.
- main distributor 6 is likely to be a single distributor, as shown in Fig.14 to Fig.17, or be subdivided into a first distributor elementary 30 assigned to the second main channel 7 and a second distributor 31 assigned to the first main channel 8, for alternately their opening and / or closing, as in the variant illustrated in Fig.10 to Fig.13.
- the casing 3 is advantageously equipped with means for its reception inside a structuring element of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and more particularly of a transverse beam 2 for reinforcing the passenger compartment.
- These means are for example fastening means by screwing, interlocking or other similar means.
- the beam 2 also includes air passage windows, which are related to the different outlets for admission and exhaust air distribution module.
- the second set of windows 40 is formed in the upper wall of the structuring element, that is to say directly in front of the facade of the dashboard or the windshield of the vehicle.
- a dashboard organized to receive a module of the present invention is recognizable in that it includes provisions similar to those just described relating to the organization of the beam, especially with regard to games of windows that the latter has.
- the box is indifferently likely to consist of a single box, or to be subdivided into several cooperating elementary caissons for the distribution of air to all the zones of the passenger compartment, and in particular in elementary caissons distributed right and left.
- the box is preferably made of injected plastic material, polypropylene talcated to 20% or polypropylene of high crystallinity (HCP) in particular, so that it has both characteristics of advantageous lightness and adequate mechanical strength.
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- a box 46 that includes a module of the present invention is installed inside a beam 47 of reinforcement of the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
- this box 46 is composed of two right end members 48 and left 49, which are organized to allow their mounting inside the beam 47 by the ends of the latter.
- These box elements 48 and 49 are each arranged in shells assembled together.
- the left element 49 is composed of two longitudinal half-shells 50 and 51.
- One 50 of these half-shells comprises a necking 52 intended for the passage of an obstacle that includes the beam 47, such as a nook for the passage of a steering column of the vehicle.
- This organization of the element into two half-shells 50 and 51 allows the introduction of the half-shell 50 including the necking 52 inside the beam 47, despite the presence of the obstacle that comprises the latter. Then, this installation being performed, the second half-shell 51 is then introduced inside the beam 47 by sliding on the first half-shell 50.
- the assembly of the half-shells 50 and 51 between them is carried out by the intermediate of a set of slides 53 and rails 54 cooperating, allowing such introduction by sliding of the second half-shell 51, and providing a seal between the half-shells 50 and 51.
- the longitudinal edges 55 and 56 of the openings 57 and 58 of the half-shells 50 and 51 are longitudinally inclined, to facilitate the introduction of the second half-shell 51 by sliding on the first half-shell 50 from the corresponding end of the beam 47.
- the half-shells are assembled together by screwing or the like, after interlocking them one on the other by longitudinal sliding of the half-shell 51 on the half-shell 50. More particularly, at least one connecting element, screw, in particular not shown, is in overlapping engagement on both half-shells 50,51 for their attachment to one another.
- this assembly of the half-shells 50, 51 between them is made after their introduction inside the structuring element, from outside the latter, so that the joining element of the shells to each other is furthermore an element of joining the shells to the structuring element. It emerges that from the same fixing operation, and at least one same joining element, not only the half-shells 50, 51 are assembled to one another, but these are also assembled to the structuring element.
- the left element 49 of the box is equipped with a tip shell 59 for closing the corresponding end of the box.
- This tip shell 59 has wings 60 and 61 intended to extend inside the left element 49 of the box for its partitioning.
- reinforcements are formed in at least one of the partition wings 60, 61 for receiving the joining element at least for assembling the half-shells between them and preferably to the structuring element.
- These provisions are intended to fix and firmly hold the partitioning wings to avoid vibrations, all in a single assembly operation.
- the straight element 48 consists of a shell 64 closed at its right end, which houses an internal partitioning element 62.
- the right 48 and left 49 elements each comprise necking 63 and 65, which open at their opposite end. These necking 63 and 65 together form a housing for receiving an airbag.
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L'invention est du domaine des installations de chauffage, de ventilation et/ou de climatisation pour habitacle de véhicule. Elle a pour objet un module d'acheminement et de distribution d'air en provenance d'un ensemble thermique vers différentes zones de l'habitacle du véhicule.The invention is in the field of heating, ventilation and / or air conditioning for vehicle interior. It relates to a module for routing and distribution of air from a thermal unit to different areas of the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
On rappelle qu'une installation de chauffage, de ventilation et/ou de climatisation pour habitacle de véhicule met en oeuvre un ensemble thermique et un pulseur pour provoquer une circulation d'air à travers l'ensemble thermique, puis à travers des conduits d'acheminement et de distribution de l'air qui sont affectés à différentes zones de l'habitacle. Ces zones de l'habitacle correspondent notamment au dégivrage du pare-brise et au désembuage des vitres latérales, et à des zones avant et arrière. Les zones avant comprennent habituellement des zones d'aération de l'assise, centrales et latérales droites et gauches, et des zones d'aération des pieds des usagers. Les zones arrière quant à elles comprennent des zones d'aération d'assise et des zones d'aération des pieds des occupants. On relèvera en outre une fonctionnalité accessoire recherchée, qui est de permettre une diffusion douce d'air à l'intérieur de l'habitacle, à travers des aérateurs spécifiques.It will be recalled that a heating, ventilation and / or air-conditioning installation for a vehicle cabin uses a heat assembly and a blower to cause air to circulate through the heat assembly and then through ducts. routing and distribution of air that are assigned to different areas of the passenger compartment. These areas of the cabin include windshield defrosting and demisting side windows, and front and rear areas. The front zones usually comprise seat ventilation zones, central and lateral right and left, and ventilation zones of the feet of the users. The rear zones as for them comprise zones of aeration of seat and zones of ventilation of the feet of the occupants. In addition, a desirable accessory function will be found, which is to allow a gentle diffusion of air inside the passenger compartment, through specific aerators.
Un problème posé réside dans l'organisation générale des moyens mis en oeuvre pour l'acheminement et la distribution sélective de l'air vers l'une et/ou l'autre des zones de l'habitacle.One problem lies in the general organization of the means implemented for the routing and selective distribution of air to one and / or other of the areas of the passenger compartment.
Il est habituel d'exploiter la présence d'un élément structurant de l'habitacle, tel qu'une planche de bord et/ou une poutre transversale avant, pour le passage de conduits d'acheminement de l'air vers les différentes zones de l'habitacle à aérer, auxquelles les conduits sont affectés. Des moyens de sélection manoeuvrables par les passagers du véhicule depuis l'habitacle permettent de distribuer l'air vers l'un et/ou l'autre de ces conduits.It is usual to exploit the presence of a structuring element of the passenger compartment, such as a dashboard and / or transverse beam before, for the passage of air ducts to the different zones of the passenger compartment. the cockpit to ventilate, which ducts are affected. Selection means operable by the passengers of the vehicle from the passenger compartment to distribute the air to one and / or the other of these conduits.
Une difficulté à surmonter réside dans l'organisation tant des conduits que des moyens de sélection de la distribution d'air, qui doivent être d'un encombrement le plus réduit possible, tout en étant aisés à installer dans l'habitacle. On notera aussi l'intérêt recherché pour une telle organisation d'être aisément intégrable dans un quelconque habitacle, voire dans une zone relativement quelconque d'un habitacle, et d'être d'une structure simple et légère. En outre, les moyens mis en oeuvre pour l'acheminement et la distribution d'air ne doivent pas, pour un volume donné, induire de pertes de charge ni de nuisances sonores rédhibitoires. Par ailleurs, l'organisation de ces moyens ne doit pas porter atteinte à la simplicité de leur utilisation par les passagers pour provoquer la sélection de la distribution d'air souhaité, et doit prendre en compte les contraintes liées à une distribution d'air potentiellement adaptée selon les capacités de l'échange thermique ponctuellement réalisé. Enfin, l'organisation de ces moyens ne doit pas porter atteinte à une résistance mécanique idoine des éléments structurants de l'habitacle.A difficulty to be overcome lies in the organization of both the ducts and the air distribution selection means, which must be as small as possible, while being easy to install in the cabin. Note also the interest for such an organization to be easily integrated in any cabin or even a relatively small area of a cabin, and be of a simple and lightweight structure. In addition, the means used for the routing and distribution of air must not, for a given volume, induce loss of pressure and unacceptable noise. Moreover, the organization of these means must not affect the simplicity of their use by passengers to cause the selection of the desired air distribution, and must take into account the constraints related to a potential air distribution adapted according to the capacities of the thermal exchange punctually realized. Finally, the organization of these means must not undermine the proper mechanical strength of the structural elements of the cabin.
Il en ressort pour les concepteurs une recherche intuitive d'un compromis devant concilier l'ensemble de ces différentes contraintes, pour organiser au mieux les moyens d'acheminement et de distribution sélective d'air.For the designers, the result is an intuitive search for a compromise that has to reconcile all of these different constraints in order to better organize the means of selective air routing and distribution.
Le but de la présente invention s'inscrit dans cette démarche de recherche de compromis, et propose un module d'acheminement et de distribution d'air en provenance d'un ensemble thermique d'une installation de chauffage, de ventilation et/ou de climatisation pour habitacle de véhicule, qui offre des solutions satisfaisantes au regard d'un tel compromis.The purpose of the present invention is part of this process of seeking compromise, and proposes a module for routing and distribution of air from a thermal unit of a heating, ventilation and / or heating system. air conditioning for vehicle interior, which offers satisfactory solutions with regard to such a compromise.
La démarche inventive de la présente invention a consisté dans sa globalité à organiser un module d'acheminement et de distribution d'air en au moins un caisson cloisonné, avantageusement intégrable à l'intérieur d'un élément structurant de l'habitacle du véhicule, tel qu'une poutre transversale de renfort de l'habitacle d'un véhicule, voire une planche de bord. On comprendra que le module de la présente invention est un ensemble fonctionnel indépendant de distribution d'air vers différentes zones de l'habitacle du véhicule, qui est en relation avec l'ensemble thermique de l'installation, et qui est avantageusement intégrable en soi à l'intérieur de l'élément structurant.The inventive step of the present invention was in its entirety to organize a module for routing and distribution of air in at least one partitioned box, advantageously integrable inside a structuring element of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, such as a transverse reinforcement beam of the passenger compartment of a vehicle, or even a dashboard. It will be understood that the module of the present invention is an independent functional assembly of air distribution to different zones of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, which is in relation with the thermal unit of the installation, and which is advantageously integrable in itself inside the structuring element.
Ce caisson comprend un canal global d'admission de l'air en provenance de l'ensemble thermique, qui se subdivise ensuite en différents canaux respectivement affectés à l'alimentation en air, en premier lieu du dégivrage du pare-brise et du désembuage des vitres latérales, et en second lieu des zones avant, voire des zones arrière. Un répartiteur, monté mobile à l'intérieur du caisson, est placé sur le trajet du canal global pour distribuer l'air vers l'un ou l'autre de canaux affectés à l'alimentation en air de ces zones de l'habitacle.This box comprises a global air admission channel from the thermal unit, which is then subdivided into different channels respectively assigned to the air supply, first windshield defrosting and demisting side windows, and secondly the front areas, or even rear areas. A tundish, mounted movably inside the box, is placed in the path of the overall channel to distribute the air to one or the other channels assigned to the air supply of these areas of the passenger compartment.
Le canal global constitue une chambre commune d'admission d'air pour l'ensemble des zones avant à aérer, notamment celles d'un premier groupe comprenant les zones centrales et latérales, voire aussi la zone de pieds, et celles d'un deuxième groupe comprenant le dégivrage du pare-brise et le désembuage des vitres latérales, voire éventuellement la diffusion douce. Ce canal global est en relation avec des canaux principaux qui sont respectivement affectés à l'alimentation en air de chacun de ces groupes, un répartiteur principal de sélection du passage de l'air, fonctionnant indifféremment en tout-ou-rien ou en distribution d'air progressive, étant interposé entre les canaux principaux. On notera à ce stade de la description qu'un tel répartiteur est susceptible d'être constitué d'un répartiteur principal commun, ou d'être subdivisé en deux répartiteurs principaux élémentaires respectivement affectés à l'un et l'autre des canaux principaux. Pour ce qui concerne l'alimentation en air des zones arrière, le caisson est en outre exploité pour permettre un acheminement de l'air vers les zones d'assise et de pieds arrière, par exemple.The overall channel constitutes a common air intake chamber for all the zones before airing, in particular those of a first group comprising the central and lateral zones, or even the zone of feet, and those of a second group comprising defrosting the windshield and defogging the side windows, or possibly the soft diffusion. This global channel is in connection with the main channels which are respectively assigned to the air supply of each of these groups, a main distributor of selection of the passage of the air, operating indifferently in all-or-nothing or in distribution of progressive air, being interposed between the main channels. It will be noted at this stage of the description that such a splitter is likely to consist of a common main splitter, or to be subdivided into two elementary main splitter respectively assigned to one and the other of the main channels. With regard to the air supply to the rear areas, the In addition, the box is used to allow the air to be conveyed to the seat and rear feet areas, for example.
Selon une première variante, le canal global est subdivisé en deux canaux élémentaires premier et deuxième respectivement affectés à l'alimentation en air des zones avant, tant du premier groupe que celles du deuxième groupe à l'instar des dispositions correspondantes susvisées, et à l'alimentation en air des zones arrière, tant d'assise que de pied.According to a first variant, the overall channel is subdivided into two first and second elementary channels respectively assigned to the air supply of the front zones, of the first group and those of the second group, like the corresponding provisions referred to above, and to the air supply of the rear areas, both foot and foot.
On comprendra que selon une telle forme de réalisation, chaque canal élémentaire constitue un canal global d'alimentation de l'ensemble des zones respectivement avant et arrière.It will be understood that, according to such an embodiment, each elementary channel constitutes a global supply channel for all the zones respectively front and rear.
On notera qu'il est préféré d'isoler l'alimentation en air des zones de pied avant de celles des autres zones avant, en plaçant un répartiteur secondaire de distribution sélective d'air entre un premier canal intermédiaire affecté à l'alimentation en air du premier groupe de zones avant et un deuxième canal intermédiaire affecté à l'alimentation en air de la zone de pied avant.Note that it is preferred to isolate the air supply of the foot zones before those of the other front zones, by placing a secondary distributor of selective air distribution between a first intermediate channel assigned to the air supply. of the first group of front zones and a second intermediate channel assigned to the air supply of the front foot zone.
Selon une deuxième variante, l'alimentation en air de la zone arrière est réalisée à partir du canal principal affecté à l'alimentation en air du premier groupe susvisé des zones avant. Dans ce cas, et selon une variante spécifique de réalisation, il est facultativement proposé d'isoler l'alimentation en air des zones de pieds avant et arrière, par rapport à celles des autres zones avant et arrière. A cet effet, un répartiteur complémentaire est placé en sortie du canal global, en amont du répartiteur principal, pour la distribution sélective d'air indifféremment en tout-ou-rien ou en distribution d'air progressive, vers des canaux complémentaires respectivement affectés à l'alimentation en air des canaux principaux d'une part et des zones de pieds avant et arrière d'autre part.According to a second variant, the air supply of the rear zone is carried out from the main channel assigned to the air supply of the first group referred to above of the front zones. In this case, and according to a specific variant embodiment, it is optionally proposed to isolate the air supply of the front and rear feet zones, compared with those of the other front and rear zones. For this purpose, a complementary distributor is placed at the output of the overall channel, upstream of the main distributor, for the selective distribution of air indifferently in all-or-nothing or in progressive air distribution, to complementary channels respectively allocated to the air supply of the main channels on the one hand and the front and rear feet areas on the other hand.
Selon un autre aspect de la présente invention, il est aussi proposé d'exploiter le caisson pour permettre en outre une diffusion douce d'air à travers des canaux spécifiques. Cette diffusion douce est de préférence alimentée en air à partir du premier canal principal, et plus particulièrement à partir de l'alimentation en air pour le dégivrage du pare-brise.According to another aspect of the present invention, it is also proposed to exploit the box to allow further gentle diffusion of air through channels specific. This soft diffusion is preferably supplied with air from the first main channel, and more particularly from the air supply for defrosting the windshield.
On notera que l'invention porte aussi sur l'intégration d'un module susvisé indépendant à l'intérieur d'un élément structurant de l'habitacle d'un véhicule, et plus particulièrement à l'intérieur d'une poutre de renfort ou d'une planche de bord. Un tel élément structurant, poutre et/ou planche, est principalement reconnaissable en ce qu'il est équipé de moyens de réception du caisson dans son volume interne, et qu'il comporte à travers ses parois des fenêtres pour le passage de l'air, tant d'admission que d'évacuation vers des aérateurs, qui sont en relation avec les différents canaux que comporte le caisson, et notamment ceux qui ont été énoncés.It will be noted that the invention also relates to the integration of an independent abovementioned module inside a structuring element of the passenger compartment of a vehicle, and more particularly inside a reinforcing beam or a dashboard. Such structuring element, beam and / or board, is mainly recognizable in that it is equipped with receiving means of the box in its internal volume, and that it comprises through its walls windows for the passage of air , both admission and evacuation to aerators, which are related to the various channels that includes the box, including those that have been stated.
Se pose le problème du montage d'un caisson de la présente invention à l'intérieur d'un élément structurant tel que constitué d'une poutre de renfort de l'habitacle du véhicule. Pour permettre un tel montage aisé, il est avantageusement proposé de composer le caisson à partir d'une pluralité de coquilles assemblées entre elles. Une telle structure en coquilles du caisson permet l'introduction de ce dernier à l'intérieur de la poutre à partir de ses extrémités, pour finalement autoriser le montage du caisson à l'intérieur de la poutre sans pour autant porter atteinte à l'intégrité de sa résistance mécanique.There is the problem of mounting a box of the present invention inside a structuring element such as consisting of a reinforcing beam of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. To allow such an easy assembly, it is advantageously proposed to compose the box from a plurality of shells assembled together. Such a shell structure of the box allows the introduction of the latter inside the beam from its ends, to finally allow the mounting of the box inside the beam without compromising the integrity of its mechanical resistance.
Plus particulièrement, les coquilles sont réparties en éléments respectivement au moins d'extrémité droit et gauche, voire aussi médian, qui sont longitudinalement aboutés.More particularly, the shells are distributed in elements respectively at least of right and left end, or even median, which are longitudinally butted.
Dans le cas où la poutre comporte un obstacle à la circulation longitudinale des coquilles à l'intérieur de la poutre, tel qu'un recoin pour le passage d'un organe du véhicule et plus particulièrement d'une colonne de direction ou un airbag, il est notamment proposé de ménager dans l'un au moins des éléments composant le caisson, et notamment dans un élément d'extrémité, au moins un rétreint pour le passage de cet obstacle.In the case where the beam comprises an obstacle to the longitudinal circulation of the shells inside the beam, such as a recess for the passage of a vehicle member and more particularly of a steering column or airbag, In particular, it is proposed to provide in at least one of the components of the caisson, and in particular in an end element, at least one narrowing for the passage of this obstacle.
Dans le cas où ce rétreint est situé en zone médiane d'un premier élément, ce dernier est avantageusement fractionné en deux demi-coquilles longitudinalement ouvertes dont l'une comporte le rétreint. Ces dispositions sont telles que la demi-coquille comportant le rétreint peut être introduite et installée à l'intérieur de la poutre nonobstant la présence de l'obstacle que cette dernière comporte, l'autre demi-coquille étant ensuite introduite et installée à l'intérieur de la poutre.In the case where this shrinkage is located in the middle zone of a first element, the latter is advantageously divided into two longitudinally open half-shells, one of which comprises the necking. These arrangements are such that the half-shell comprising the necking can be introduced and installed inside the beam notwithstanding the presence of the obstacle that the latter has, the other half-shell being then introduced and installed at the inside the beam.
Pour faciliter l'assemblage en aveugle à l'intérieur de la poutre des demi-coquilles entre elles, il est de préférence proposé d'incliner longitudinalement les bords des ouvertures des demi-coquilles.To facilitate assembly blindly within the beam of the half-shells together, it is preferably proposed to longitudinally incline the edges of the openings of the half-shells.
Les demi-coquilles comportent notamment en bordure de leur ouverture longitudinale des organes d'emboîtements coopérants pour leur assemblage l'une à l'autre.The half-shells include in particular at the edge of their longitudinal opening cooperating interlocking members for their assembly to one another.
Les organes d'emboîtement coopérants sont plus particulièrement constitués d'un jeu de glissières et de rails coopérants, ou organes d'emboîtement analogues, qui sont respectivement ménagés en bordure longitudinale des ouvertures des demi-coquilles, pour faciliter leur guidage relatif lors de l'assemblage de ces dernières.The cooperating interlocking members are more particularly constituted by a set of slides and co-operating rails, or similar interlocking members, which are respectively formed along the longitudinal edge of the openings of the half-shells, to facilitate their relative guiding at the same time. assembly of these.
De préférence, les organes d'emboîtement présentent des faces coopérantes non parallèles pour favoriser le serrage et l'étanchéité de l'assemblage des demi-coquilles l'une à l'autre.Preferably, the interlocking members have non-parallel cooperating faces to promote the clamping and sealing of the assembly of the half-shells to one another.
Le rétreint étant situé en zone d'extrémité d'un élément, pour le passage d'un airbag par exemple, cet élément est indifféremment formé à partir d'une même ou de plusieurs coquilles.The shrinkage being located in the end zone of an element, for the passage of an airbag for example, this element is indifferently formed from one or more shells.
Selon une variante particulière de réalisation, deux éléments voisins comportent un rétreint adjacent de l'un à l'autre des éléments, pour délimiter conjointement un logement pour le passage d'un organe du véhicule, et notamment pour loger conjointement un airbag, un calculateur, une boîte à gants ou autre organe du véhicule habituellement placé dans cette zone de l'habitacle.According to a particular variant embodiment, two adjacent elements comprise an adjacent narrowing of the one of the other elements, to jointly delimit a housing for the passage of a body of the vehicle, and in particular for jointly housing an airbag, a calculator , a glove box or other body of the vehicle usually placed in that area of the passenger compartment.
De préférence, le caisson comprend au moins une coquille d'embout de fermeture de son extrémité correspondante. Cette coquille d'embout est avantageusement mise à profit pour ménager un cloisonnement interne du caisson. Plus particulièrement, cette coquille d'embout comporte au moins une aile pour cloisonner au moins une autre coquille, de sorte à constituer au moins un canal interne dans le caisson.Preferably, the box comprises at least one closure tip shell of its corresponding end. This tip shell is advantageously used to provide an internal partitioning of the box. More particularly, this tip shell has at least one wing for partitioning at least one other shell, so as to constitute at least one internal channel in the box.
On notera que pour la fixation des coquilles à l'intérieur de la poutre, celles-ci comportent par exemple des trous pour le passage d'organes de fixation des coquilles sur la poutre.Note that for fixing the shells inside the beam, they include for example holes for the passage of fasteners of the shells on the beam.
La présente invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va en être faite d'exemples préférés de réalisation, en relation avec les figures des planches annexées, dans lesquelles :
- La fig.1 est un schéma illustrant un exemple d'installation d'un module de la présente invention, à l'intérieur d'une poutre transversale d'un habitacle de véhicule.
- La fig.2 est un schéma illustrant l'organisation d'un module de la présente invention, selon des modalités préférées de réalisation.
- La fig.3 est un schéma illustrant une première variante de réalisation d'un module de la présente invention.
- Les fig.4 et fig.5 sont des illustrations d'un module selon la variante de réalisation représentée sur la fig.3, respectivement en vue de dessus et en vue de côté.
- La fig.6 est un schéma illustrant une deuxième variante de réalisation d'un module de la présente invention.
- Les fig.7, fig.8 et fig.9 sont des illustrations d'un module selon la variante de réalisation représentée sur la fig.6, respectivement en perspective, en vue de côté et en vue de dessus.
- La fig.10 est un schéma illustrant une troisième variante de réalisation d'un module de la présente invention.
- Les fig.11, fig.12 et fig.13 sont des illustrations d'un module selon la variante de réalisation représentée sur la fig.10, respectivement en vue de côté, en vue de dessus et en coupe transversale.
- La fig.14 est un schéma illustrant une quatrième variante de réalisation d'un module de la présente invention.
- Les fig.15, fig.16 et fig.17 sont des illustrations d'un module selon la variante de réalisation représentée sur la fig.14, respectivement en vue de côté, en vue de dessus et en coupe transversale.
- La fig.18 est une illustration en coupe d'un caisson que comprend un module de la présente invention, installé à l'intérieur d'une poutre de renfort de l'habitacle du véhicule.
- La fig.19 est une illustration en perspective éclatée d'une forme préférée de réalisation d'un caisson représenté sur la fig.18.
- La fig.20 est une illustration en coupe des modalités d'assemblage entre deux demi-coquilles que comprend le caisson représenté sur la fig.19.
- Fig.1 is a diagram illustrating an example of installation of a module of the present invention, within a transverse beam of a vehicle passenger compartment.
- Fig.2 is a diagram illustrating the organization of a module of the present invention, according to preferred embodiments.
- Fig.3 is a diagram illustrating a first alternative embodiment of a module of the present invention.
- Fig.4 and Fig.5 are illustrations of a module according to the alternative embodiment shown in Fig.3, respectively in top view and in side view.
- Fig.6 is a diagram illustrating a second alternative embodiment of a module of the present invention.
- The fig.7, fig.8 and fig.9 are illustrations of a module according to the embodiment shown in Fig.6, respectively in perspective, in side view and in plan view.
- Fig.10 is a diagram illustrating a third alternative embodiment of a module of the present invention.
- Fig.11, Fig.12 and Fig.13 are illustrations of a module according to the alternative embodiment shown in Fig.10, respectively in side view, in top view and in cross section.
- Fig.14 is a diagram illustrating a fourth alternative embodiment of a module of the present invention.
- Fig.15, Fig.16 and Fig.17 are illustrations of a module according to the alternative embodiment shown in Fig.14, respectively in side view, in top view and in cross section.
- Fig.18 is a sectional illustration of a box that includes a module of the present invention, installed inside a reinforcement beam of the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
- Fig.19 is an exploded perspective illustration of a preferred embodiment of a box shown in Fig.18.
- Fig.20 is an illustration in section of the assembly between two half-shells that includes the box shown in Fig.19.
Sur la fig.1, un module 1 d'acheminement et de distribution d'air en provenance d'un ensemble thermique d'une installation de chauffage, de ventilation et/ou de climatisation, est notamment destiné à être installé à l'intérieur d'un élément structurant 2 d'un habitacle de véhicule, poutre structurante transversale avant ou planche de bord notamment. En se reportant par ailleurs sur les autres figures, ce module est principalement reconnaissable en ce qu'il comprend au moins un caisson cloisonné, tels que 3, qui délimite une pluralité de conduits qui sont respectivement affectés à l'alimentation en air des zones de l'habitacle. On notera à ce stade de la description des exemples de réalisation illustrés, que les caissons 3 composant le module de l'invention sont au nombre de deux, respectivement disposés dans les zones droite et gauche de l'élément structurant 2. Le caisson 3 délimite plus particulièrement un canal global 4 d'admission, qui est en relation avec l'ensemble thermique, par l'intermédiaire par exemple d'un conduit d'alimentation d'air 5. Ce canal global 4 est équipé d'au moins un répartiteur principal 6, ou organe analogue, de distribution de l'air admis sélectivement vers des canaux principaux de distribution 7 et 8. Ces derniers 7 et 8 sont en communication par l'intermédiaire de débouchés respectifs avec au moins une desdites zones de l'habitacle auxquelles ces débouchés sont affectés. On comprendra que ces débouchés correspondent aux orifices correspondants de conduits mis en relation avec les différents canaux du caisson pour l'acheminement d'air vers les zones de l'habitacle à aérer.In Fig.1, a module 1 for routing and distribution of air from a thermal unit of a heating, ventilation and / or air conditioning system, is in particular intended to be installed inside a
Les canaux principaux 7 et 8 sont de préférence au moins répartis en un premier canal principal 8 affecté au moins à l'alimentation en air du dégivrage du pare-brise 9 et du désembuage 10 des vitres latérales, et un deuxième canal principal 7 affecté au moins à l'alimentation en air de la zone avant de l'habitacle, centrale 11 et latérale 12 des assises avant notamment.The
Selon un autre aspect de la présente invention, le premier canal principal 8 qui est notamment affecté au moins à l'alimentation en air du dégivrage du pare-brise 9, peut en outre être affecté à l'alimentation en air d'une diffusion douce 14.According to another aspect of the present invention, the first
Sur la variante de réalisation illustrée sur les fig.3 à fig.5, le deuxième canal principal 7 est en outre affecté à l'alimentation en air de la zone d'aération arrière 23 de l'habitacle.In the embodiment shown in Fig.3 to Fig.5, the second
Sur la variante de réalisation illustrée sur les fig.6 à fig.9, le canal global 4 est en communication sélective, par l'intermédiaire d'un répartiteur complémentaire 36, avec des canaux complémentaires 37 et 38. Un premier canal complémentaire 37 est affecté à la distribution d'air vers les zones de pieds avant 13 et arrière 24. Un deuxième canal complémentaire 38 est affecté à la distribution d'air conjointement vers les premier et deuxième canaux principaux 8,7, par l'intermédiaire du répartiteur principal 6. L'aération de la zone d'assise arrière 23 est quant à elle réalisée à partir du deuxième canal principal 7.In the variant embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9, the
Sur les variantes de réalisation illustrées sur les fig.10 à fig.13 d'une part, et sur les fig.14 à fig.17 d'autre part, le canal global 4 d'admission est subdivisé au moins en deux canaux élémentaires 25 et 26, qui sont respectivement affectés pour un premier canal élémentaire 25 à l'aération des différentes zones avant 9,10,11,12,13 et pour un deuxième canal élémentaire 26 à l'aération des différentes zones arrière 23 et 24. Préférentiellement selon ces dernières variantes, le premier canal élémentaire 25 est en communication, par l'intermédiaire d'un répartiteur secondaire 27, sélectivement avec un premier canal intermédiaire 28 affecté à la distribution d'air vers les zones de pied avant 13, et avec un deuxième canal intermédiaire 29 équipé dudit répartiteur principal 6.On the variant embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 10 to 13, on the one hand, and FIGS. 14 to 17, on the other hand, the
On notera au vu de ces dernières variantes, que d'une manière générale le répartiteur principal 6 est susceptible d'être un répartiteur unique, tel qu'illustré sur les fig.14 à fig.17, ou encore être subdivisé en un premier répartiteur élémentaire 30 affecté au deuxième canal principal 7 et un deuxième répartiteur 31 affecté au premier canal principal 8, pour alternativement leur ouverture et/ou leur fermeture, tel que selon la variante illustrée sur les fig.10 à fig.13.It will be noted in view of these latter variants, that in general the
En revenant à la fig.1, le caisson 3 est avantageusement équipé de moyens pour sa réception à l'intérieur d'un élément structurant de l'habitacle du véhicule, et plus particulièrement d'une poutre transversale 2 de renfort de l'habitacle. Ces moyens sont par exemple des moyens de fixation par vissage, par emboîtement ou autres moyens analogues. On notera sur l'exemple de réalisation illustré l'organisation de la poutre 2 en deux demi-profilés qui sont assemblés l'un à l'autre pour permettre l'installation aisée du module 1, caisson 3 notamment. La poutre 2 comprend aussi des fenêtres de passage de l'air, qui sont en relation avec les différents débouchés d'admission et d'évacuation d'air du module de distribution.Returning to FIG. 1, the
Sur l'exemple de réalisation illustré, la poutre 2, et d'une manière générale un élément structurant de l'habitacle du véhicule, comporte plus particulièrement:
- un premier jeu d'au moins une fenêtre 39 qui est ménagée à travers sa paroi arrière, orientée vers le tablier de l'habitacle, et qui est destinée à l'alimentation en air du dégivrage du pare-
brise 9 et/ou de ladiffusion douce 14, - un deuxième jeu de fenêtres 40 ménagées à travers sa paroi arrière et destinées à l'alimentation en air du désembuage des vitres latérales 10,
- un troisième jeu d'au moins une fenêtre 41 ménagée à travers sa paroi inférieure et destinée à l'alimentation en air du
caisson 3, - accessoirement un quatrième jeu de fenêtres 42 ménagées à travers sa paroi inférieure et destinées à la distribution d'air vers les zones de pieds 13 et 24, respectivement avant et arrière,
- un cinquième jeu de fenêtres 43 et 44 ménagées à travers sa paroi frontale et destinées à la distribution d'air respectivement vers les différentes zones d'aération d'assise avant 11,12 de l'habitacle, aération centrale 43 et aération latérale 44 notamment, et
- un sixième jeu de fenêtres 45 ménagées à travers sa paroi inférieure et destinées à la distribution d'air vers les zones arrière d'assise 23 et de pieds 24.
- a first set of at least one
window 39 which is formed through its rear wall, oriented towards the deck of the passenger compartment, and which is intended for the air supply of thedefrosting windshield 9 and / or thesoft diffusion 14, - a second set of
windows 40 formed through its rear wall and intended for the air supply of the demisting of theside windows 10, - a third set of at least one
window 41 formed through its bottom wall and intended for the air supply of thebox 3, - incidentally a fourth set of
windows 42 formed through its bottom wall and intended for the distribution of air to the 13 and 24, respectively front and rear,foot zones - a fifth set of
43 and 44 formed through its front wall and intended for the distribution of air respectively to the various frontwindows 11,12 of the passenger compartment,seat ventilation zones central ventilation 43 andlateral ventilation 44 including , and - a sixth set of
windows 45 formed through its bottom wall and intended for the distribution of air to therear seat areas 23 andfeet 24.
Dans une autre variante, le deuxième jeu de fenêtres 40 est ménagé dans la paroi supérieure de l'élément structurant, c'est-à-dire directement au regard de la façade de planche de bord ou du pare-brise du véhicule.In another variant, the second set of
On comprendra qu'une planche de bord organisée pour recevoir un module de la présente invention est reconnaissable en ce qu'elle comporte des dispositions similaires à celles qui viennent d'être décrites relatives à l'organisation de la poutre, notamment au regard des jeux de fenêtres que cette dernière comporte.It will be understood that a dashboard organized to receive a module of the present invention is recognizable in that it includes provisions similar to those just described relating to the organization of the beam, especially with regard to games of windows that the latter has.
On notera que sans déroger aux règles de l'invention qui ont été énoncées, le caisson est indifféremment susceptible d'être constitué d'un caisson unique, ou d'être subdivisé en plusieurs caissons élémentaires coopérants pour la distribution d'air vers l'ensemble des zones de l'habitacle, et notamment en caissons élémentaires répartis droit et gauche.Note that without departing from the rules of the invention that have been stated, the box is indifferently likely to consist of a single box, or to be subdivided into several cooperating elementary caissons for the distribution of air to all the zones of the passenger compartment, and in particular in elementary caissons distributed right and left.
On notera aussi que le caisson est préférentiellement réalisé en matière plastique injecté, polypropylène talqué à 20% ou polypropylène de haute cristallinité (HCP) notamment, de sorte qu'il présente à la fois des caractéristiques de légèreté avantageuse et de résistance mécanique idoine.It will also be noted that the box is preferably made of injected plastic material, polypropylene talcated to 20% or polypropylene of high crystallinity (HCP) in particular, so that it has both characteristics of advantageous lightness and adequate mechanical strength.
Sur la fig.18, un caisson 46 que comprend un module de la présente invention est installé à l'intérieur d'une poutre 47 de renfort de l'habitacle du véhicule. Sur la fig.19, ce caisson 46 est composé de deux éléments d'extrémité droit 48 et gauche 49, qui sont organisés de manière à permettre leur montage à l'intérieur de la poutre 47 par les extrémités de cette dernière. Ces éléments de caisson 48 et 49 sont chacun agencés en coquilles assemblées entre elles.In Fig.18, a
Plus particulièrement concernant l'élément gauche 49, et sur les fig.19 et fig.20, celui-ci est composé de deux demi-coquilles longitudinales 50 et 51. L'une 50 de ces demi-coquilles comporte un rétreint 52 destiné au passage d'un obstacle que comporte la poutre 47, tel qu'un recoin pour le passage d'une colonne de direction du véhicule. Cet organisation de l'élément en deux demi-coquilles 50 et 51 permet l'introduction de la demi-coquille 50 comportant le rétreint 52 à l'intérieur de la poutre 47 nonobstant la présence de l'obstacle que comporte cette dernière. Puis, cette installation étant effectuée, la deuxième demi-coquille 51 est ensuite introduite à l'intérieur de la poutre 47 par glissement sur la première demi-coquille 50. L'assemblage des demi-coquilles 50 et 51 entre elles est réalisée par l'intermédiaire d'un jeu de glissières 53 et de rails 54 coopérants, permettant une telle introduction par glissement de la deuxième demi-coquille 51, et offrant une jonction étanche entre les demi-coquilles 50 et 51. Par ailleurs sur la fig.19, les bords longitudinaux 55 et 56 des ouvertures 57 et 58 des demi-coquilles 50 et 51 sont longitudinalement inclinés, pour faciliter l'introduction de la deuxième demi-coquille 51 par glissement sur la première demi-coquille 50 à partir de l'extrémité correspondante de la poutre 47.More particularly concerning the
Les demi-coquilles sont assemblées entre elles par vissage ou analogue, après notamment leur emboîtement l'une sur l'autre par glissement longitudinal de la demi-coquille 51 sur la demi-coquille 50. Plus particulièrement, au moins un élément de jonction, vis notamment non représentée, est en prise en chevauchement sur l'une et l'autre des demi-coquilles 50,51 pour leur fixation l'une à l'autre.The half-shells are assembled together by screwing or the like, after interlocking them one on the other by longitudinal sliding of the half-
Selon une variante avantageuse de réalisation, cette assemblage des demi-coquilles 50,51 entre elles est réalisé après leur introduction à l'intérieur de l'élément structurant, depuis l'extérieur de ce dernier, de sorte que l'élément de jonction des coquilles l'une à l'autre est en outre un élément de jonction des coquilles à l'élément structurant. Il en ressort qu'à partir d'une même opération de fixation, et d'au moins un même élément de jonction, non seulement les demi-coquilles 50,51 sont assemblées l'une à l'autre, mais celles-ci sont aussi assemblées à l'élément structurant.According to an advantageous embodiment variant, this assembly of the half-
Sur la fig.19, l'élément gauche 49 du caisson est équipé d'une coquille d'embout 59 pour la fermeture de l'extrémité correspondante du caisson. Cette coquille d'embout 59 comporte des ailes 60 et 61 destinées à s'étendre à l'intérieur de l'élément gauche 49 du caisson pour son cloisonnement.In Fig.19, the
De préférence, des renforts sont ménagés dans l'une au moins des ailes de cloisonnement 60,61 pour la réception de l'élément de jonction au moins destiné à l'assemblage des demi-coquilles entre elles et préférentiellement à l'élément structurant. Ces dispositions visent à fixer et à maintenir fermement les ailes de cloisonnement pour éviter des vibrations, le tout en une seule opération d'assemblage.Preferably, reinforcements are formed in at least one of the
L'élément droit 48 est constitué d'une coquille 64 fermée à son extrémité droite, qui loge un élément de cloisonnement interne 62.The
Les éléments droit 48 et gauche 49 comportent chacun des rétreints 63 et 65, qui débouchent à leur extrémité en regard. Ces rétreints 63 et 65 forment conjointement un logement de réception d'un airbag.The right 48 and left 49 elements each comprise necking 63 and 65, which open at their opposite end. These necking 63 and 65 together form a housing for receiving an airbag.
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